As you know, Mr. Bevilacqua, foreign credential recognition is a responsibility of the provinces, which they in turn have delegated to over 400 professional agencies. The Government of Canada does not recognize credentials. What we can do is facilitate the acceleration of credential recognition, which we have done through the creation of the FCRO and its $32 million budget. That's in addition to the large programs already provided by HRSDC in this respect, and now an additional $50 million included in this year's economic action plan, which will be directed toward setting up the national framework that the Prime Minister and premiers agreed to on January 16.
On February 10th, 2009. See this statement in context.